Catch up on Victoria.
Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.
September 2, 2023
Flight leaves 50 YYJ passengers behind
Rocket launcher in local home..155 years at Saanich Fair. Clipper strike averted. A leak in the Gorge,
Read the edition →September 1, 2023
Taylor Swift event never had confirmed venue
Plus, Taylor Swift event never had confirmed venue, cougar warnings, and housing our veterans
Read the edition →August 31, 2023
34 Islanders killed by drugs in July
RV explosion. Pic-a-Flic selling stock. Labour Day weekend events.
Read the edition →August 30, 2023
Victoria lowers speed limits on more streets
Plus, lightning sparks blazes, a Cordova Bay resto shutters, and farmers markets
Read the edition →August 29, 2023
BC Ferries staffing struggles
Indigenous youth revive clam garden practice. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Parksville sand sculpture winners.
Read the edition →August 28, 2023
Raccoon captured after causing mayhem in a home
How the new bus pass system works. Indigenous surfing. Road & trail closures. A soccer setback.
Read the edition →August 27, 2023
Island drought prompts watering limits
What those beach-water warnings mean. Brewery patios for late summer. Hay fields go dry to save fish. Dolphin video.
Read the edition →August 26, 2023
Hwy 4 about to fully reopen
$575 fine for tossed cig. 2 going on 30. Your weekend events. Fake rideshare driver. Fires shut Fort.
Read the edition →August 25, 2023
Clipper says it would replace Victoria workers who strike
Plus, a Cook-Street cook-fest, fireworks called off, and Oak Bay needs a bigger firehall
Read the edition →August 24, 2023
Gold for Canada's dragon boaters
Plus: High deep sea temperatures. Highway 4 closed again. New electronic fare on buses.
Read the edition →August 23, 2023
Victoria, port host to plastic-plucking ship
Plus, sad orca news, and last chance for summer dance in Centennial Square
Read the edition →August 22, 2023
Saanich mural promotes safer roads
17 marmots born. Butchart cancels fireworks. Land returned to WSANEC Nation.
Read the edition →August 21, 2023
Locals win Canada a spot at Paris Olympics
Travel plans disrupted. Willows Beach unsafe. Fake Taylor tickets trick Islanders. See sand sculptures. Dip company dips.
Read the edition →August 20, 2023
New BC travel restrictions
Local teams can secure Olympic spot today. Homes for gnomes. Where to find bioluminescent water. Trudeau leaves Island.
Read the edition →August 19, 2023
Smoke over the Island, emergency in BC
Zucchini race, Olympic quest, & cat video fest. New plan for that triangular building by Jubilee. 'Cats coach wins award.
Read the edition →August 18, 2023
YYJ lands new hotel
Plus, seniors get heat relief, car sales workers want to stay, and it's movie night in Beacon Hill Park
Read the edition →August 17, 2023
Rent prices dip in Victoria
Arrests at Fairy Creek. $20K lost in romance scam. Heat wave causes record energy use.
Read the edition →August 16, 2023
Michelle Remembers brings back false memories of a wicked Victoria
Plus, take a pass on Prior Lake but get married at Rifflandia
Read the edition →August 15, 2023
HarbourCats finish season
Plus: Body of drowned woman found. Local cideries. Last wooden freighter in Island waters.
Read the edition →August 14, 2023
Drowning at Thetis
Two inspiring bike journeys. Heat wave ongoing. New ferry launches.
Read the edition →August 13, 2023
Heat wave warning
Victoria in baseball finals. Elizabeth May had stroke. "Incident" at Thetis. Salt Spring sues AirBnB owners.
Read the edition →August 12, 2023
Dragon Boat Festival
Meteor shower, hang glider crash, playoff baseball, 3D movies in the park, concerts at the brewery, art at the creek
Read the edition →August 11, 2023
Rutledge Park revamp
Plus: Women in STEM networking event. Acquittal sustained for Fairy creek protester.
Read the edition →August 10, 2023
Secondary Suites, the ins and outs
Plus, a $1.7M firetruck, 10 more electric buses, and more
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